Working in the sweltering heat of the Brazilian Amazon, Jose Diogo scales a tree and harvests a cluster of black berries: acai, the trendy "superfood" reshaping the world's biggest rainforest—for ...

Intensive farming of the popular açaí berry grew by 70% since 2015, while community cooperatives reported losses of 35% or more during recent heat waves and fires. Industrial açaí crops often rely on ...

Açaí has become a global symbol of healthy eating, sold in bowls, juices, powders, and supplements far from the Amazon forests where it grows. But rising demand can change landscapes, even when the ...

A newly published study has found a 28% decline in bird species richness in Amazonian areas with high densities of açaí palms. Farmers are clearing away native trees and understory vegetation to plant ...